WesternU Pet Health Center Opens State-Of-The-Art Pet Rehabilitation Center

The Western University of Health Sciences Pet Health Center (PHC) recently opened a Pet Rehabilitation Center for companion animals with a variety of state-of-the-art tools to help pets recover from injuries.

Leading the efforts to provide a spectrum of services to four-legged family members is College of Veterinary Medicine Registered Veterinary Technician Zachary Morris, who is one of only a handful of Certified Canine Rehabilitation Practitioners in Southern California.

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Academic Boot Camp (ABC) is an intensive four-day workshop series designed by the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL) to introduce new WesternU faculty to best practices in teaching and learning. Registration is now open for the next ABC taking place in July at the Pomona campus. More information can be found at https://cetl.westernu.edu/academic-boot-camp/

Pictured left to right: Tracy Mendolia-Moore, CETL; Anne Kugler, College of Pharmacy; Adam Fagan, Department of Physical Therapy, CHS-Northwest; Beverly Bondad-Brown, CETL; Kristen Brusky, COMP-Northwest; Briza Brooks, College of Optometry; Gina Miller, COMP-Northwest; Erin McMullen, Department of Physical Therapy, CHS-Northwest; Rakesh Tiwari, COMP-Northwest; Neha Dewan, Department of Physical Therapy, CHS-Northwest; Tim Wood, CETL. (Not pictured: Taylor Woodman, CETL) 

WesternU College of Health Sciences Associate Dean of Research Harsha Deoghare, PT, PhD, along with his esteemed team, unveiled a groundbreaking initiative aimed at empowering rural communities in India during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond.

Presented at the American Physical Therapy Association Combined Sections Meeting (APTA CSM) 2024 in Boston, Mass., their abstract, titled “Empowering Rural Communities in India: Pro Bono Initiatives Addressing Health Disparities during COVID-19 and Beyond,” captivated attendees with its innovative approach to addressing health care inequalities.

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COMP Department of Translational Research Assistant Professor Vikrant Rai, MBBS, MS, PhD, published "Cancer-associated fibroblast-derived acetate promotes pancreatic cancer development by altering polyamine metabolism via the ACSS2–SP1–SAT1 axis" in Nature Cell Biology (Impact Factor 28.12) in collaboration with researchers at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Neb. and Oklahoma State University, Oklahoma City, Okla.

The WesternU Staff Council was created to serve and advocate for the interests and needs of WesternU staff members and to promote a campus-wide culture of employee satisfaction, respect and shared governance.

WSC is accepting self-nominations through May 10 to join the staff council. Click on the flier below to view larger. Scan the code to submit your nomination.

Visit the WSC website.

Public Affairs and Marketing is holding an open studio portrait day:

9 a.m. to 2:50 p.m. Monday, March 25

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